Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/Wood Nightstand

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Expert: - 5/30/2007


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Is there any way to get superglue off my wood nightstand?

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Hi Marie,  I would like to know a bit more about the nightstand.  what type of wood and what type of finish, if possible.  superglue a.k.a. ca(cyanoacrylate) glue, hardens as it cures. If there is a way for it to penetrate into the wood it will.  Acetone(or nail polish remover, check that acetone is one of the ingredients) will slowly soften the glue bond but it will also destroy most finishes.  use a q tip, wet it with acetone, wet the glue spot with acetone, then use 00 fine steel wool or 600-1000 grit sand paper(found at an auto parts store) and rub and rub, wet again and repeat. try to keep the area you are working on as small as possible. If this has not helped your problem, you will need to sand down the entire surface and re apply a finish. Try the spot removal method first, if you are any good at matching stain, you can probably get it to your satisfaction.  

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I can answer most questions, regarding, wood sculpture, wood carving, carving tools and accessories and different types of woods.I am not an appraiser of carvings nor an antique dealer.

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I do full design work, custom carving, restoration, fabrication, repair and refinishing. I can take a piece of raw wood and turn it into a work of art and I can help you do the same. I am "the" carving instructor for the new york city parks dept. I am heavily involved in carving on the internet and belong to many, many mail lists which are quite active. I am also an international promoter of woodcarving and am affiliated with many master carvers, notably nora hall, originally from holland, now in the U.S. and kalina pavlova, a bulgarian master carver. I routinely communicate with the top names in professional woodcarving nationally and internationally.

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the national association of woodcarvers. the woodcarvers of queens NY, the staten island woodcarvers. the northeast woodcarving association. the world wide carving internet list

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chip chats-the national magazine of woodcarving. also at www.carvinginnyc.com

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Self taught artist and sculptor, 40 years of drawing and painting as a hobby, 5 years of serious woodsculpting. I have my own website and have written a 300 pg book on carving. I have published online tutorials and pictorial projects

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many first place awards

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